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Schools Copyright Licenses

Each year your school may need to subscribe to a number of copyright organisations. Details of these are given below.

Licences Arranged by Torbay Council on Behalf of Schools

Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA)

The CLA licence (now known as the Schools Basic Scanning Licence) covers schools for photocopying books, documents etc and allows schools to legally create digital copies from existing print resources. Schools must buy from a CLA-approved agent. Torbay continues to operate an LEA scheme.
Further information is available from the schools section of the Copyright Licensing Agency opens in a new window website.

Education Recording Agency (ERA)

The ERA Licensing Scheme permits staff at educational establishments to record, for non-commercial educational purposes, broadcast output of ERA's Members. A licence is required if recordings are to be used as a teaching resource. Torbay continues to operate an LEA scheme.
There is now an ERA Plus Licence which extends the scope of  the licence to cover on-line access by students and staff to ERA recorded material stored on a server if they are working from home or are otherwise off-site within the UK. This benefits students and staff who wish to view ERA recorded material without being present in a classroom.  Torbay operates a scheme for all Secondary Schools and certain primary schools.
Further information is available from the schools section of the Education Recording Agency opens in a new window website.

Christian Copyright Licensing Limited (CCLI)

The licenses provided by the Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) to serve U.K. schools for their daily act of Collective Worship are to ensure that the Copyright Designs and Patent Act 1988 is not breached.
Christian Copyright Licensing International is known in the U.K. as Christian Copyright Licensing (Europe) Ltd. (CCL)
The two licenses that the CCLE operate for times of worship are:
  1. The Collective Worship Copyright License (CWCL)
  2. The Collective Worship Music Reproduction License (CWMRL)
The purchase of the two licenses combined allows you to photocopy words and music from authorised catalogues and books. Alternatively you can purchase The Collective Worship Copyright License on its own which allows you to reproduce (not photocopy) words only.
The CWCL and CWMRL license cover the following areas:-
From April 2009 Torbay has introduced an LEA Scheme. Further details will be available on the Christian Copyright Licensing International opens in a new window website.
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Licences Arranged Directly between Schools and Agencies

Schools are responsible for ensuring that they have all necessary copyright licences and must determine whether they require licences from:
These licences do not generally apply to all schools and may vary from year to year, depending on usage.
The Centre for Education & Finance Management opens in a new window (CEFM) administer a number of education licences, running helplines and acting as collection agencies for the Performing Right Society and Public Video Screening Licence.

Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)

The PPL represents the UK record industry, licensing the use of sound recordings (CD's tapes, discs etc.) on behalf of record companies and performers. This licence is required for the public use of sound recordings during extra-curricular activities at educational establishments.  From the 1 April 2008 the Centre for Education & Finance Ltd (CEFM) have been appointed to collect and administer all school copyright and licencing on behalf of PPL.  Music copyright can be confusing and CEFM have provided a helpline for schools Tel: 01494 836223.  
Further details are available on Phonographic Performance Limited opens in a new window website.
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Performing Rights Society (PRS)

This licence is required for public performances of music on the school premises. Examples of such performances are:- concerts, discos, dances, aerobic sessions (non curricular), at which parents or third parties are present. If any of these activities take place, your school requires a PRS license to avoid infringement of copyright.
Further details are available on PRS for Music opens in a new window website.
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Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA)

The NLA was established by the majority of the national newspaper publishers in January 1996 to implement a licensing scheme whereby fees are payable for the photocopying and faxing of cuttings undertaken by organisations for their internal management purposes.
The charge does not apply to schools wishing to copy cuttings whether it be for internal management purposes or for teaching purposes.
To obtain a license from the NLA free of charge, each individual school needs to complete a questionnaire which is only available via the NAL web site (see “How to Apply” section).
Further details will be available on the Newspaper Licensing Agency opens in a new window website.
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Public Video Screening Licence

The showing of a film in public in the UK is an act restricted by the copyright in the film. As a result, all public film screenings require the licence of the copyright owner.
Organisations such as schools may wish to show films for entertainment or background purposes. The Public Video Screening Licence is available from the Centre for Education & Finance Management opens in a new window.
The PVS Licence has been devised so that organisations in the UK can obtain just one licence each year that permits them, on terms, to show films in public for no charge to fixed audiences ("Featured Screening") and to transient audiences as background entertainment ("Background Screening").
Under the terms of the PVS Licence it is the licensees' responsibility to obtain physical copies of any films they wish to screen. They may obtain such copies on VHS video or DVD from legitimate retail or rental outlets.
It is a fundamental term of the PVS Licence that no charge is made directly or indirectly for the screening. Promotion of a screening is allowed only in very limited circumstances and it is not permitted to use a screening to promote or endorse any other goods or services.
Any questions should be directed to the Centre for Education & Finance Management opens in a new window.
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Copyright on Ordnance Survey Maps

LEA funded, aided or financially supported schools are regarded as departments of their local authority and are covered by the copyright licence held by the local authority with Ordnance Survey.  Among other things, this enables LEA schools to:
Maps for publication on the Internet require advance permission and a licence.
A CD of local digital map data was made available to all schools in the autumn 2001.  Some received this at a launch event while all other schools were sent a CD subsequently.  The disk also included aerial photography of the Bay.
Further details about copyright can be obtained from the OS Local Authority Copyright Team opens in a new window on 023 8079 2706.
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Motion Picture Licence

Pre-recorded films, whether rented or purchased are intended for home use only, as per Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  Showing films anywhere outside of a domestic, home environment are all considered “Public Performances” and require a licence from the copyright owner.
Schools commonly include film and TV compilation media to educate and entertain pupils. However teachers may be unaware that their favourite DVD productions are only available via the MPLC Umbrella Licence for schools.
DVD’s from specialist educational and entertainment producers such as Hit Entertainment, Leapfrog Enterprises Inc., Scholastics Inc., Lionsgate/Elevation, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, McGraw-Hill, Classic Media, Golden Books, Big Idea and the Family Entertainment Library, Animal Planet Video or Contender Entertainment are all examples of producers who are solely represented for schools by the MPLC.
As technology is constantly evolving, we can all enjoy easier access to the internet and use of high specification equipment in our schools.  Irrespective of the legally available format, whether DVD or internet download, copyright law protects these performances from copyright abuse.
Further information is available on Motion Picture Licencing opens in a new window website.
NOTE: The Public Video Screening Licence only covers a small number of studios.  The MPLC Licence is an add on to plug the gap.
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